Deck 12: Technology,Organizations,and Society

Question 1

The use of publicly accessed servers to store users' text photos,videos and other data at remote sites,rather than on their own computers is called:

A) Business-to-business commerce.
B) Technology ripples.
C) Future shock.
D) Cloud computing.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

QR codes were developed by businesses in order to reach out to the increased numbers of smartphone customers.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

In the United States the government has tried to help narrow the digital divide by subsidizing Internet upgrades for schools and providing free cell phones to citizens in need.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

This term refers to the practical applications of science and knowledge to commercial and organizational activities.

A) Technology.
B) E-commerce.
C) Agarian.
D) Semantic.

Question 5

The gap between those who have access to technology and those who do not is called the digital divide.

Question 6

The dominant feature of technology is change and then more change.

Question 7

The self-reinforcing feature of technology means that:

A) Civilization develops at an uncontrollable pace.
B) Developing economies demand newer and larger innovations.
C) Technology acts as a multiplier to encourage is own faster development.
D) An invention in one place is localized only.

Question 8

During the past few years,e-business revenue has increased at a faster pace than that of traditional,or non-electronic,business.

Question 9

Technology is an unmistakable ethical force,but not an economic or social force,in the world where we live.

Question 10

In the nomadic-agrarian phase of technology in society,people:

A) Hunted wild animals for meat.
B) Gathered wild plants for food.
C) Provided services.
D) Both A and B, but not

Question 11

High-technology businesses,governments,and community groups acting together appear to be winning the battle of making technology more accessible to all people regardless of their race,income,education,age,or residence.

Question 12

The phase of technology that focuses on building material goods and manual labor is:

A) Agrarian.
B) Service.
C) Industrial.
D) Information.

Question 13

Electronic business exchanges between businesses and businesses and between businesses and their customers emerged during the service phase of technological development.

Question 14

The current phase of technology is the service society.

Question 15

Businesses generally discovered that the adoption of technology was a money-saver rather than an expense in the short run.

Question 16

Booz & Company found a country's level of digitization is negatively correlated to its GDP.

Question 17

Nations have tended to move sequentially through each phase of technology,beginning with the lowest technology and moving higher with each step.

Question 18

Although technology is not the only cause of change in society,it is a primary cause.

Question 19

The United States has the most Internet users than any other country.

Question 20

According to Bill Joy,Sun Microsystems' chief scientist,by 2030,we are likely to build machines a million times as powerful as the personal computer of today.

Question 21

Which of the following countries is not one of the top 15 Internet users?

A) Singapore.
B) United Kingdom.
C) China.
D) United States.

Question 22

A technological application that uses biological systems or living organisms to make or modify products or processes for specific use is called:

A) Biosphere outcome.
B) Metatechnology.
C) Biology.
D) Biotechnology.

Question 23

M-Commerce is facilitated primarily by:

A) Laptops.
B) Personal computers.
C) Mobile or cell phones.
D) The government.

Question 24

Government efforts at controlling the Internet are found in which country?

A) China.
B) Saudi Arabia.
C) Pakistan.
D) All of the above.

Question 25

The practice of using fake business emails in order to trick users into divulging personal data,such as usernames and passwords,is called:

A) Phishing.
B) Pharming.
C) Tweeting.
D) Censorship.

Question 26

The place where information is stored,ideas are described,and communication takes place in and through an electronic network of linked systems is called:

A) The personal computer.
B) Cyberspace.
C) Cloud computing.
D) Communication.

Question 27

All of the below are options for companies when government censorship occurs except:

A) Accept all demands and comply with all government's request.
B) Negotiate with government officials as to what is and is not permissible to be on the site.
C) Offer monetary compensation to government officials to allow certain web content.
D) Withdraw all service provided in countries in protest of the government censorship activities.

Question 28

In 2011,1.2 billion people worldwide used social networking sites:

A) Once per hour.
B) Once per day.
C) Once per week.
D) Once per month.

Question 29

The information phase of technology primarily requires:

A) Providing services.
B) Intellectual and electronic skills.
C) Manual and machine skills.
D) The same skills as needed in previous phases.

Question 30

The difference between a blog and a vlog is:

A) Vlogs are always paid for by companies; blogs are subsidized by the government.
B) Vlogs are video web logs while blogs are web-based journals.
C) Blogs have no ethical dilemma attached to them while vlogs have a blurred ethical line.
D) People who vlog are required to disclose to the Federal Trade Commission any connection with the companies they vlog about, but bloggers are not.

Question 31

The buying and selling of goods and services electronically is called:

A) M-commerce.
B) E-business.
C) Telecommunications.
D) Software piracy.

Question 32

According to an investigation published in the Archives of Internal Medicine,since the digitalization of medical records:

A) The rate of malpractice claims has increased dramatically.
B) The rate of malpractice claims has decreased dramatically.
C) The rate of malpractice claims has remained unchanged.
D) It is too early to know.

Question 33

In 2012,the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG)reported that how many of the world's computers were infected with some type of malware?

A) 15 percent.
B) 39 percent.
C) 57 percent.
D) 80 percent.

Question 34

In 2009 the U.S.government announced plans to spend how much to spur the use of digital or electronic patient records,as part of a national effort to reduce medical costs?

A) 19 million.
B) 19 billion.
C) 119 billion.
D) 1 trillion.

Question 35

Another name for unsolicited commercial emails is:

A) Spam.
B) Junk e-mail.
C) UCE.
D) All of the above.

Question 36

Which of the following is not true about the service phase of technology?

A) It was the fourth phase in the development of technology.
B) It emphasized providing services.
C) It required manual and intellectual skills.
D) It dominated from 1900 to 1960.

Question 37

We are currently in which phase in the development of technology?

A) Industrial.
B) Service.
C) Information.
D) Semantic.

Question 38

Anti-spam legislation was passed by which country making it a crime to send unsolicited e-mail messages to people's private e-mail addresses or cell phones:

A) United States.
B) Japan.
C) United Kingdom.
D) Germany.

Question 39

A pain or numbness in your thumbs caused by constant e-mailing,messaging,or Internet surfing on hand-held devices is called:

A) BlackBerry thumb.
B) Cell phone thumb.
C) PDA thumb.
D) None of the above.

Question 40

A group of people who leap to the most dreadful conclusions while researching health matters online are called:

A) Hypochondriac.
B) Cyberchondriacs.
C) Hyperchondriac.
D) Internetchondriac.

Question 41

Since surfing the Internet for medical information is widespread,how can the quality of information provided online be verified as accurate or reliable?

Question 42

A 2012 study found that Internet access in African-American homes was how much less than Caucasian homes?

A) 10 percent.
B) 25 percent.
C) 42 percent.
D) 60 percent.

Question 43

This program intends to bring lower-income Americans online by making broadband Internet access affordable for households with at least one child and an annual income below $29,000.

A) Computers without Borders.
B) One Laptop per Child.
C) Connect to Compete.
D) Broadband for All.

Question 44

Discuss what factors have fueled technological growth and development?

Question 45

The digital divide describes the gap between those:

A) Individuals who have technology and those who do not.
B) Businesses who use e-business and those who do not.
C) Hospitals who use online information and those who do not.
D) Individuals who have broadband technology and those who do not.

Question 46

What is social networking? What are the ethical challenges faced by some of the more popular social networking sites?

Question 47

The unmistakable economic and social force of technology is evident in

A) Every part of the world.
B) Every industry.
C) Every aspect of our lives.
D) All of the above.

Question 48

Discuss the issue of digital divide.Is it lessening or widening with more technological innovation? How have businesses,government bodies,and nonprofit organizations met the digital divide challenge?

Question 49

Describe the activities and primary skills used in each of the six periods of technology development.

Question 50

Should all businesses venture into e-commerce,or is it better for only certain types of businesses?

Question 51

According to the text,despite the world becoming more hyper-connected,this region still suffers from an important lag in adopting information and communication technology.

A) Eastern Europe.
B) Asia.
C) Latin America.
D) West Africa.

Question 52

Define technology and describe its three primary features.